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Reports <code>String.equals()</code> or <code>String.equalsIgnoreCase()</code> calls
with a string literal argument.
<p>Some coding standards specify that string literals should be the qualifier of <code>equals()</code>, rather than
  argument, thus minimizing <code>NullPointerException</code>-s.</p>
<p>A quick-fix is available to exchange the literal and the expression.</p>
<p><b>Example:</b></p>
<pre><code>
  boolean isFoo(String value) {
    return value.equals("foo");
  }
</code></pre>
<p>After the quick-fix is applied:</p>
<pre><code>
  boolean isFoo(String value) {
    return "foo".equals(value);
  }
</code></pre>
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